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Ted Lilly gave the Cubs another stellar outing as the Cubs took the final game of their weekend series with the Cincinnati Reds by a 5-2 final. Lilly struck out seven over six innings, scattering six hits and not allowing any runs. At the plate, the Cubs had a good day, led by Derek Lee, who hit a solo homer, and Andres Blanco who went 3-for-4 and knocked in two RBIs. The only shaky moment came in the ninth when reliever John Grabow gave up two runs in the ninth but still held on to secure the win. The Cubs now welcome the rival Brewers in for a four-game set, starting tonight at 7:05 p.m. (CSN).

The White Sox mustered an extra-inning 4-3 win yesterday in Anaheim and, more importantly, made a move up in their division, sliding into second place ahead of the Minnesota Twins. John Danks pitched a fantastic game, holding the Angels scoreless over six innings and the Sox were up 3-0 thanks in part to solo home runs from Gordon Beckham and Scott Podsednik. But the Sox bullpen gave away the lead, as Matt Thornton and Bobby Janks combined to give up three runs over the eight and ninth innings, forcing extras. In the top of the 10th, Podesednik came through again for the Sox, scoring on a wild pitch to go up 4-3, a lead they would hold for the victory. The Sox also stand alone in second only five games back of Detroit. The teams decide the series today at 2:35 p.m. (CSN).

It's too little, too late for the playoffs, but the Cubs are finishing the season strong as they won their fourth straight game yesterday by beating the Cincinnati Reds 6-4. Aramis Ramirez had a big day at the plate, going three-for-three and knocking in three runs, including the go-ahead run in the fifth; Geovany Soto also contributed, hitting a two-run homer in the third. Rich Harden had a good, if short, start, pitching only four innings in which he struck out six and allowed one run (but walked five). A Jonny Gomes homer in the fifth tied the game at four, but Ramirez's RBI single in the bottom of that inning gave the Cubs the edge for good and Carlos Marmol earned another save. The teams square off again today at 12:05 (CSN).

Lynfred Winery in Roselle is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Since its 1979 inception, Lynfred has grown to become the largest winery in the state and is a major force in trying to keep Illinois a "full reciprocity" state in accordance with the Supreme Court's decision in Granholm v. Heald, although distributors aren't making it easy.

Cubs Blow Game To Reds

Soriano Earns Contract

Cubs Slide Continues

Zambrano Does It All In Cubs Win

Cubs Slip to Reds

Cubs, Harden Shutdown Reds

White Sox Pummel Mariners, Take Back First Place

The Cubs now have fewer than ten games remaining on their schedule, and after Wednesday night's 3-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds, they sit alone atop the NL Central — the Brewers lost to the Astros in extra innings. Lou Piniella's short-rest experiment worked Wednesday night, as Ted Lilly looked sharp, pitching seven innings while allowing two runs and striking out eight. While he didn't earn the victory, he kept the Cubs close enough that...

Back in May, the International Olympic Committee laid the smack down on Chicago 2016 for illegal use of the torch symbol. (All Olympic imagery is reserved for official Olympic business. Chicago's still just an "applicant city.") Anyway, the suspense is over! The new logo is here, and boy, is it ... meh. According to this so-earnest-it-hurts explanation, the logo is "a great symbol of hope for our city and our nation," and the six points...

There will be no Cubs-Cardinals endgame to their current series. The Cards have postponed tonight's game at Busch Stadium due to a death in the family. 29-year-old relief pitcher Josh Hancock died in a car crash early Sunday morning. Hancock, driving alone in his 2007 Ford Explorer, struck the rear end of a tow truck that was stationed in the left lane. The Cards pitcher died at 12:35 a.m. at the scene; the unidentified tow...

The number of nontraditional instruments that could potentially hit the stage is reason enough to check out the Euphone/Reds and Blue show at the Hideout tonight. The show was originally supposed to include soft pop rockers Ambulette as headliners, but last week lead singer Maura Davis announced she would be leaving the band for the rest of their tour (which would end tonight in Chicago) to deal with some family issues. Being a band of...

Leave it to the Cubs to mess up the easiest decision of the off-season, hiring Lou Piniella as their new manager over Joe Girardi. The Cubs and Piniella agreed to a 3-year, $10 million deal that will be announced during a Tuesday press conference.

The Cubs and White Sox each won their season openers Monday. Of course, the Sox actually began their opener on Sunday. A 3-hour rain delay pushed the game into Monday morning, when the game ended around 1:00am.

The most persistent Sox rumor involving a hitter prior to the non-waivers trading deadline involved them landing Cincinnati Reds outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. Supposedly a deal was nixed at the deadline by Reds ownership. Word that Griffey has been put on the waiver wire and cleared waivers means the rumors of his coming to the South Side are reemerging. Supposedly, the deal continues to be held up by Reds management -- who don't want to remain on the hook for a large chunk of Griffey's remaining contract.

While the Cubs failed to even make the playoffs this year, the Red Sox are again taking a stand against their curse -- supposedly a result of their sale of Babe Ruth to the Yankees so that the Red Sox owner could produce a Broadway show. By beating the "Evil Empire" New York Yankees, the Red Sox have their first chance since 1986's debacle to attempt to win the World Series.

We're now well into the last week of baseball's regular season, and there are still a whole pack of teams fighting for that lone NL Wild Card playoff spot, with the Cubs thick in the middle.